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Old 05-01-2009, 01:19 PM
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on a 3 door?? no mods and standard height??

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Old 06-01-2009, 08:50 AM
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probably 8" perhaps 8.5" .. which is rather ghay

once you see them on 10" there's no going back!
Old 06-01-2009, 11:26 AM
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i know i've seen a set of 265's on a 3 door, but that was with what looked like choped about arches

so i'd go with an 8.5 being the widest as plenty run 8's
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I ran 8.0 x 17 on back with 225/35 & 7.5 with 215 on front no probs, and that lowered
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so 8.5'' is the widest.
Old 06-01-2009, 12:59 PM
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9's in 17's on the rear
8's on the front in 17's

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Old 06-01-2009, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan
9's in 17's on the rear
8's on the front in 17's
Surprising how much wider the 3-door can go on wheels/tyres than the Sapphire without mods? I started a thread on 17" wheels for a Sapphire today and people said 215s on 7.5x17s with only minimal mods?
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its all about offset, and if you havent got shit saggy suspension.

ironically standard road height on a 3dr, is pretty high, and there is A LOT of room in the rear arches of 3dr, compared to a saph.

16's would be best i would imagine to get the best offset and widest wheel possible with arch mods, but not everyone likes 16's as they think they look too small.
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Exactlly what Ryan has said.

I ran 9's in 17's on the rear and 8s on the front with out any problems at all.
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get some pics up of these wheels on a 3dr, id like to see them. Thanks.
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I had 9s on the back and 8's on the front no mods.............its all about your suspension and offset
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